Dictionary
link
Pronunciation: (lingk), [key]—
n.
1. one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
2. anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie:
The locket was a link with the past.
3. a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station.
4. any of a series of sausages in a chain.
5. a cuff link.
6. a ring, loop, or the like:
a link of hair.
7. Survey., Civ. Engin.
a. (in a surveyor's chain) a unit of length equal to 7.92 inches (20.12 centimeters).
b. one of 100 rods or loops of equal length forming a surveyor's or engineer's chain.
8. Chem.bond
1 (def. 15).
9. Mach.a rigid, movable piece or rod, connected with other parts by means of pivots or the like, for the purpose of transmitting motion.
—
v.t., v.i.
to join by or as if by a link or links; connect; unite (often fol. by
up):
The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. The company will soon link up with a hotel chain. link
Pronunciation: (lingk), [key]—
n.
a torch, esp. of tow and pitch.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
